Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Autograph letter signed : New York, to Bishop [William] White, 1823 Sept. 20.

BIB_ID
346273
Accession number
MA 365.61
Creator
Hobart, John Henry, 1775-1830.
Display Date
1823 Sept. 20.
Credit line
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan, before 1901.
Description
1 item (2 p., with address) ; 24.7 cm
Notes
Addressed to "The Rt Rev Bishop White / Philadelphia."
Part of a 12-volume collection of Autographs and Manuscripts of Bishops of The Protestant Episcopal Church (MA 364-375). The arrangement of the collection is by Bishops in the order of their consecration and chronological within their portion of the collection. Letters in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
With postmark and trace of a seal.
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan before 1901, possibly from the estate of Bishop William Stevens Perry of Iowa.
Summary
Mentioning Bishop Chace's arrival; noting that the journals of the convention will be published in a few days; informing him that he is leaving on a voyage for his health but hopes to continue their correspondence.